Commvault says it's time to rethink resiliency as AI crooks leave victims in a 'dark, dead' state

Commvault is urging organizations to rethink their data resilience strategies as AI-powered cyberattacks increasingly leave victims in a "dark, dead" state, unable to recover. The data management company warns that traditional backup and recovery approaches are insufficient against sophisticated AI-driven threats that can corrupt or encrypt data beyond standard restoration methods.

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